1967 Butler Nephew

Tasting notes for individual Ports, with an index sorted by vintage and alphabetically.
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jdaw1
Cockburn 1851
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Re: 1967 Butler Nephew

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BN67. Red-brown, 30% opaque. Palate light, perfectly balanced, with strawberries. Later very perfumed on nose and palate. Lighter than my ideal style of Port, but good well-made Port in that style.
Caparica
Fonseca Bin 27
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Re: 1967 Butler Nephew

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BN67
Eye: ruby manderin, clear
Nose: powerfull and complex nose, no alcohol
Mouth:light body, low tannins,moderate intensity, short finish
Score: 89 ... Ok
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flash_uk
Dalva Golden White Colheita 1952
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Re: 1967 Butler Nephew

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50% opacity, red-brown, yellow rim. Not much from the nose. Smooth, mid-weight, dried fruits - dates.
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Alex Bridgeman
Graham’s 1948
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Re: 1967 Butler Nephew

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Light and pale in colour, a light and ruddy rose; 10% opaque. "Pale" on the nose, light but with a bit of fruit. Delicate rose-water and light syrup on entry with icing sugar on the mid-palate; dusty but fragrant. Rose-water dominates the aftertaste and is followed by a big and totally unexpected blossom of flavour on the finish, Unfortunately this is overly sweet and lacks balance, delivering a flabby and unfocused wine. 84/100. Decanted 13 hours.
Top Ports in 2022: Quinta do Noval Nacional 1931. I have never drunk such a wonderful bottle of Port. I cried with joy.

2023: Fonseca 1966. There are not many better Ports, except a good bottle of Fonseca 1927. Wow!
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